© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory groundbreaking ceremony in Shanghai, China January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song
By Hyunjoo Jin
(Reuters) -Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has sold 7.92 million shares in the electric vehicle maker worth $6.9 billion, securities filings showed on Tuesday.
Musk said in April "no further TSLA sales planned," after he sold $8.5 billion worth of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares - sales likely aimed at helping finance his planned purchase of Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR).
Tesla did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Musk offloaded the shares between Aug. 5 and Aug.9, according to the filings. After the latest stock sale, he now owns 155.04 million shares in Tesla.
Tesla shares have risen nearly 15% since the automaker reported better-than-expected earnings on July 20, also helped by the Biden administration's climate bill that aims to lift the cap on tax credits for electric vehicles.
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